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THE RISE AND FALL OF CLASSICAL GREECE - JOSIAH ...

Why did Greece reach such heights in the classical period - and why only then? And how  after
the Greek miracle had endured for centuries  did the Macedonians defeat the Greeks  seemingly
bringing an end to their glory? Drawing on a massive body of newly available data and employing
novel approaches to evidence  Josiah Ober offers a major new history of classical Greece and an
unprecedented account of its rise and fall. Ober argues that Greece's rise was no miracle but
rather the result of political breakthroughs and economic development. The extraordinary
emergence of citizen-centered city-states transformed Greece into a society that defeated the
mighty Persian Empire. Yet Philip and Alexander of Macedon were able to beat the Greeks in the
Battle of Chaeronea in 338 BCE  a victory made possible by the Macedonians' appropriation of
Greek innovations. After Alexander's death  battle-hardened warlords fought ruthlessly over the
remnants of his empire. But Greek cities remained populous and wealthy  their economy and
culture surviving to be passed on to the Romans - and to us.

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